MCDONALD, Andrew John
| Service Number: | 463 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane - Queensland, Australia, 21 December 1881 |
| Home Town: | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Valley State School, Brisbane - Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Timber Merchant |
| Died: | South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 May 1934, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot: Portion 5-Section 76-Plot 21 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 463, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 463, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 463, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Andrew John McDonald enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father, John St, Valley, Brisbane. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 128, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. S. McDonald, John St, Valley.
Andrew John McDonald was born on 21 Dec 1881 at Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, a son to Andrew McDonald and Sarah McDonald (nee Lewis). He was twice married. He married Annie Christina Troedson on 24 Jan 1912 at Trinity Church, Valley, and they had 1 child before Annie passed in 1916. He then married Nellie Scott on 25 Oct 1919 in Queensland and they had 1 child.
His passing in May 1934 was reported in Brisbane newspapers. At the time he was a partner in the firm Atkinson and McDonald Timber Merchants in Stanley St, South Brisbane and he was living at Evelyn St, Newstead. On Saturday 5 May 1934 he had been working at the timber yard before attending the Morrison Hotel across the road. When he left in the evening he went to retrieve his coat from his office and after sitting in his chair there, he suddenly passed.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 128; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 3 p. 128).
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